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ADR takes a look at three of the latest pieces from Arper, with two contemporary classic seating options and a playfully stylish acoustic wall panel launching at Stylecraft's Sydney and Melbourne showrooms this month.
From the tropical forests of Elcho Island comes a range of lighting that simply cannot be replicated. MEZZANINE takes a look at Yuta Badayala (In a New Light) – part of an ongoing collaboration between Sydney furniture studio and store, Koskela, and the Yolngu weavers of the Elcho Island Arts Centre.
Collaborating with ITO Design, Forma 5 have developed 3.60, a task chair that allows the user to move freely through longitudinal and lateral movements in its design.
In line with the resurfacing of timber and other natural materials in interior and furniture design, leather is on its way back and not always as you would expect. Stephen Todd looks at the ways the material is being used in product and interior design for MEZZANINE magazine.
Yellow Diva has released the 2UP candle holder, inspired by the game played by soldiers throughout WWI – an Anzac Day tradition still currently illegal on every other day of the year.
"In my opinion, Hay seems always to be creating a buzz, and this year at Milan was no different." Following his trip to Salone del Mobile, Canberra-based furniture designer Chris Hardy gives his insight on the stand-out exhibitions and highlights this year.
"I feel that we are in a very conservative cycle of design," says Trent Jansen. The acclaimed designer touched down in Milan as part of the exhibition New Craft, with his Briggs Family Tea Service design on display as part of XX1 Triennale International.
Surfaces are everywhere, hard and shiny, transparent and shimmering. Susan Muldowney investigates some new products that enhance our interiors for inside magazine.
A floral artist of considerable acumen, Dr Lisa Cooper has a flair for arrangements and instalments that are architectural. Lisa divulges some of her intimate floral understanding and shares her favourite bouquets with inside magazine.
At Milan Design Week, Sancal displays the Futura Collection – a range of limited edition, retro-futuristic sculptures to accompany five new furniture designs.
Iconic Italian furniture brand B&B Italia celebrates their fiftieth birthday at Milan Design Week by showcasing new designs by Antonio Citterio, Doshi Levien and Naoto Fukasawa, and contract pieces by Jeffrey Bernett and Jasper Morrison at their showroom in Via Durini.
Eight bathrooms from Agape are on display at Milan 2016 - with a range of various additions, combinations, and unexpected interferences between the versatile elements of the Agape catalogue.
Quartz manufacturer Caesarstone has collaborated with celebrated British designer Tom Dixon on a multi-sensory creation, on display at Milan 2016. 'The Restaurant' by Caesarstone & Tom Dixon consists of four conceptual kitchens inspired by the elements – Earth, Fire, Water and Air.
Inspired by contemporary elegance, this year's collections represent the close collaboration between Poliform and a series of international designers, including Jean Marie Massaud, Marcel Wanders, Vincent Van Duysen, Rodolfo Dordoni, Emmanuel Gallina.
With a creative output as vast as the territory she inhabits, Elliat Rich is at the centre of a shift in the way design can unify cultures and improve the quality of everyday lives. MEZZANINE explores the work of the diverse creative, and the ways in which she is giving back to the community through her work.
Wave Blades are Supawood’s newest development, a proprietary lining system which makes creating sculptured timber blade features affordable, simple to specify and easy to install.
Wander along St Georges Road in the Merri Village precinct of Fitzroy North and a delightful visual experience awaits. Via a shop-front window exhibition of sculptures and creative objet, DiMase Architects is engaging with the residents of their neighbourhood, providing accessible art and promoting a vehicle for interaction.
The Corian Charging Surface looks like a regular bench surface, but underneath its incognito appearance is a transmitter that wirelessly charges electronic devices - mobile phones, tablets, and much more.
“I believe you should celebrate everything... cherish those around you... be grateful. The joy in life is in the experiences we share and the stories we tell,” says Petrina Turner of PTD, whose rugs are available through Designer Rugs.
"What the end game actually is, is to provide lighting as seamlessly as possible," says Steve Cahill, CEO and co-founder of enLighten Australia, ahead of his presentation at Total Facilities next week.
2015 was a huge year for JEB International, signalling the company's move into a new global headquarters in Hong Kong.
The groundbreaking SEN Tapware System designed by Curiosity for Agape is a celebrated study in minimalist design, and is now available in Australia for the first time through Artedomus.
As workspaces deconstruct and home spaces veer towards more broken plan configurations, room dividers are set for a revival.
Though an object of whimsy perhaps more easily incorporated in the home setting, Yellow Diva's sleekly designed swing seat is being specifically marketed towards forward-thinking offices, looking to establish a sense of fun at work.
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